Fayette Observer, Volume 2, Number 20, Connersville, Fayette County, 3 November 1827 — Page 1

FAYETTE OBSERVER

Whole Number 72 No. 20 - Volume II.]

GRANI) EXHIBITION OF Living Animals

From the American Farmer The difference of cost between wood and Timber Rail-Ways. iron in the United States is so disproportionate, that on the ground of economy, we cannot

. ..k. miui rnj-t-i im uy iu-ili- mimv a-nio:;- nesitate t ) rtiooso wood. :-i ran wav can

lo-l to railway, over ainals :ud turnpike ro-id not be built fr lc-s ibaa U) r,r .M .(uk i.er

U C.:;;.er?ville Hotel, en Tuesday anh'.r all eo.nmcreial purposes, (where ;icoil 'mile, per sin-lc track: the cost of wooden rail- ' . ! , . . i : I . , , V , . . .. - .--; 1 1. -.. f 1 . -.. . . i . ..a.,... i i . ' ' . .

i.i. ' 1 ' 111 ' 1,1 .'uh iu-'u. iiiiuiii iij.-n in now ir i - i 1 1 1 1 i , i : . . 1 1 1 1 1 iie v: :n-iv f f , f ,'.'.nn f w i . ..-.i .-,i-,..-rwi win

. s Male Liephant. ,;' Li- "f this slcia to i m the progress of inter- per mile, per single track; and noon a plan

n U improvement in this country, makes it im-iwhkh I rion.Tse now to exhibit. ih"u expense

.'. t .ruth A:r. erica. .;;.-u:. c

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,.;..;, Hi1)-1 !'rtaiii to ascertain what degree of limi!jilitiuyy . lcdnr.-d r.,;- r.n.

; it i- in our

lower t ' ii i to V'" a! the

We hae r.dverted t) the propi i t ol cori-

.piT,-j,-tv ir tit i'l vtn v-! r!i"M,1,)M ter many year-.) ue uerir.- tie tet mode of constructing tliese

eo'Wti ut our i ailva - ot this material. I roads, so as t rnard their timber

I lie ilvra'.i.tt!; t tirnoer uepetult f imon aWilnrp der:jv.f lor tli tliev are. now

'r 'it iss'ipeiiur in '.(? to u:v ia;

i! 'T :'. ' e: ; t . I , e t . ; i - a I !.vi-;.i.i t f.-nr fct t h i '.

i. : i n i wei jh- var:etv o t

1 p-ai:;ti-. an I, texture of tlio wool

cik liM.-ta'a e: mi

ti.

' t.ciit'i or in roii-oi'-ience ot (he manner

1 leech. Holly, Sycamore, K.m, Norva.v inne, Ash, l'.ircb. Common pine,

The. reat utility of charring wood. (c5pciallr where it h to he exposed to continual d:;mjncs.) vhonld induce us to prepare all po'soi piles intended to he driven into the

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thi m inner. I lie charring f-nouM

of an inch thick.

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do do do do do do do do

ii.'d 10.7 r..'2 17.0 17.1 1G. i

s fiom pre- eaith, in this manner. I I w subject to,' he deep, say three fourth

i-rio:; t:r Tin: i.io.n.

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tne protect! a

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in wincii mevi 1 m,.'i-- "i ii ""in

the f..u-.a when ifis - aire built : i :hU InM.o.lai.t drs deratam will Le i ecoimnncai ; a mn-ii fin ...M:rc, ii i-v.

it iv. t ttfs hum 'the foand to ! capable efheit::: etVected by thei'-nrk. is b- built .-tocI tu? l.re. r.t.a the

iplar.s ;ur.excd. and thv- we can promise our- ,i'n..er ..cue; Jam aci-s n on r .y, n..,.i-, ' rae in .;:,( n it!, '.c.;v, to realize f..,- thi. material adurabihtv turned iou:id so a to allow the t.ic to a t oaL- iulti:,ilv.-.,u.r. ioiI.. ; i... ....i.. M, ;r,v, on the surl-ice eoually. 'i he timi.er should be

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ii;;ect to eX'V

exjencufes

i)t lit'

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t he in'

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tlP ,:-,U'nr. ' i I . i- I I .. ..rJ.-rrr, J bl'l-il. ,VC lO TTC CI.l lite UeCOnipoMUOU oi

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t:i 1 not hem- allow ed a lite circulation of x iM. .n-o.. the -ronnd, (.it-pared for this pur- CIi:u r e, " oou : U l i I u',, T! ' ai " " :p..e.) he or uai ffot apart, the ends re,tinK!''' aonrd at the same tunc, whrst its u:raT!o decay of timber xerv irnnlu-'on tor.e frundations. lo these sleepers thei.V I .ucreae.l ima.ct.H ly-th.s be.n a.d oh, !' .xu.-l. to,:,-h .vt.,.,-,1 in v. .. o I .. , 1 ... i .-..I.-, . .. i.. . i ...... i . .1, , r , a I . . w a s in t he ra t io o 1 t he 1. K kH. --s ot the char-

i' cd under ta ocal-'o- n i-m-taia'r s, it Vrw i-e ui ed into the -It eper1. Allcrwhirh1

pn-ieiT Vi aat a lenudi of lime it d! rem da the -pav Let u ecu the rai! is ('died up wilhi

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(w !ii !i hte c-me i inu my ow n I.i.oa - tai-. ; v. hi- u. coi.-e.pno.l I v. tair n s up tt.e -if e je.icre.i n hcte t.::der. t:d-.en ,:t of h-m-epe ... -.o that the ;,.... of the ti in bets- may be

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tlx sound -la't

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o:ie ta iho i.uil- 'wt- h.u ,d noticed, is the uort situation

red coat.

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KOliLSIT MILL lialtimore, Ju'v U'27.

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n rear I ! ; c i .oad, .. M -u : in w ,it h wo. d . ,ui I-e .1 o ed fa durability.

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ia exceiii t.t pi ( a ia a ( i. a , tay wett

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I'fnii r'e .V v I Ijriuony (lazciu. Til!'. WILD I'K.LOX.

I.arqe ih.cks of rieon ha c v. ithin a fe7

nlas b u-.i t make tl-eir appearance.

From

!,: lS I'" I"" v ! Iai ''Tithe -rca"t abundance efnut thi- sea'n in o.ir

: ft ra:!- ( i.t.! el v aln e ne

p-roiimi

! wftd.-. it is probMe that we shall leiiltd

1 ,vn 11 h lM' U vu -lv Un ,!',; t,,:1' '''"-'(:' ' "-") up;..oitin.i?them at cry!,. j,,,,,,,. ni;:u!l f,j,CM. Urd-. The lb! :.li Ma,-; i.-v nea n l-..-r I'M--. r t n , h it, t h I "r 1"'N ol u " b,w account of the wild pi-con ii Low th ' : . i..u- w.i ipi.'Jtian it.ic. liiey hole u: irk- ul t n c;i ,a'o the u . .a:i,.i, and u 1 11 seem ed I here j t , j r ti.u ,jduhan

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1. ( the-e pi'-as may, it re

In the autumn of ID If., 1 lc ft mv hou?e in

the laiU are hound t-' j y c-:iU-rso:i. on tiie banks of the ( diio. on mv

hu'v to Louisville. H ivincr ir.et the j-ieot,.

o bv iron ' C wo v.lcn bars

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..; pnu-., ut .t n. ruvu a ,.u . i , . r. U n; lo llil- pi. in, l, v. m u: ,t ii . m.-i , iVK.r ,v. .-, orth-La-t 1 0 m; t h-w o-t, in the io a . amnod.U: U dry weie u-od a-a;:, m ,v. -leepor-are re,pnre.M:or tone foi:r.dationsh rpnHO,-Iiatur:il watt. u jew miles he vend th. . i u.biau. Lna -h i:,.re than :; huu-.neither ate the timber export to prem ature i - ;u ,j t i ,TJ , -r. j ,eatcr apparent tiumher 'ied e:ii -tandn.p-. ( lo -r.at. and oa.k (m dtMv, h e.-miu m e. ntact with the earth.:, ,,.,t ,j r).,r , j i : i rvc. ocn t'.i m befe'-e

tj ..-an,!.) ate t,.e joe , m.r.eM wooos tar l :- except (in ca-e ot n-.n:r wooueti vtppori-. ja,at , , h ;m :,.n lo 0:1,:I.)01-, ti.c ikeksthat

I lability : l hex bav e tl a u I-now n to last a r.u-M-1 j.ort '..,'. f.-.-c. had ri. i.ia:er pai tn 'dar irci.on- ,f !

i- i; i 1 1 e 1. 1 i i a i , t n.iia :-?, . i- ieiu nrotecte.: tn-.ni -o ca'

i an . f the po-t which is near the sui -f.icr o u j j,.,,,. v,ij.; ,c rr-.chefmy vwiu one o-ronn;!. and wind. al-o c.ip.ihle ulij . diMneu::t d. and seatlt:- r..e!fca a - . ... .

mr many ( ats.!

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I the - uk. that '-it i- of eter-

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able ijualith ol tim!er an

,al curat i n ;" x hid, exp: e-!on. el cinse, i-juij otiti r -ide deeply.

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I made a dot fcrexcrv U ". k xxhich pasted.

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v.t.e it atioxe l tie gromai, umt Omci i -C sc ute-tbe c.-'pib.l at ;,-!mi;to!i, wluefi lia-i oeetie-j pefote su:iict I leached L.ui-xil!e. ditard it fiom moistuie. jiected tui crtwehe eat- previous.) that w e , f . . f-.,-!v.f,vr ndle. ul t!.

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L would I e pe.-d!c to make :r scale, w hi Ii j i -und thi :n ! tally rotten internally, but to all ! j,;.M.o; s uere sldl pa-sir', r.nd this on-iiuu v,. hi hibit the reiatixe duration ef ti,.der. xt( i nal a; pearai.ee- they w ere in a sound Mate ((j j-or lICO ,avs j:, ce--ion

a-a odii ;j to the tj? t in whieh it ij - jda- Th- ( ;o - . f t h i- ra pn! uecay w.is e v ident ; the , j'jt. j,t0p!e were ia iced up in anr? r..l -d. 1-t. When in r.o.r i t w ith the earth. Jd air had b en xchuled; no oj.ei.mp- had heenj ,. .,;., aj ;,j0 :li tl:0 .,:iir... ,l,lf !

V.d.ct, iai-ed ah.ne it. l ot sldl expo-ed t- the; left in tee w .d!- to allow it, circulation nt.dei ' j,.,,., ofihe ii( r w, re crowded with men and

V, t''clnldien. tor here the pigeons j.,v ,-ther low

oil .,, ,, ,..,.,1 t,r- i it. .,i ti... .. .

portuuitx to ui t: ev tl.cm ri r n.,l i iHi,b r- .

xm years lad sut.etea tmne .,. :l x-. eek or moi c the i.ot.ul.iticn jpoke of no

:a'.:a"e o: 'i i au-l ia;u. .Val, ..!. Ian ,tl.i-.!; r.

ivi from tie weat; t r. Ac. xrdi'i'jr to thi- -erv i , ' tin h r. I

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ia a u::;ii!'. tor the ':;:ati n ol tun-' tunc stt. e : t xauuue a oa-t uieni u..or in u.i?

:i'h ab-olutely Tt ijUl-itc tta-

v a- ca!.eii upon tome H

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,v.ber ra the Jr. I state, a peii-ii nf l n or twelve ! ity. w'.i. h

I f-r th: la-t -ta'e. only on hundi ed (lc. a v . It had I ten laid, I knew, under cir-j j,.lt .,i..c0: nrJ jVd on no utht r Vdi In

:. ;... !-x todiy, hi u . . a, j N e;u-. we may calculate, Unit ( ;remn d cut of cum-t.nc s fixorahle to its pi e-ci atioti. aim , ;,at0f pi--eoi s. The u'.tole atmosphere thirm':i . M.;o;d t P. M. until all!tiC imluerice of the moe-iure cl' the -round,' y t it had totted in thi rhoit time : the cau-e; jj,;, timew ?s strongly impreju.;ted wi'hlhe 11 5' ;; ;'r' ' "r, ",',',,'u and. all.wxt ,1 a 1 1 ce it cuhitioo of air all round, xx ? soeii disci led- -it had I en, covered ,'u-!!im.Ji appcrtaitun- lo'their ?j ecie? . -r- i . i" - iix,-s jin,;or, , xpe-ed to the w eather.) tim) t r w ill j i it;;r the w boh of tin- period xv ith an oil cloth, I may i:o, perhaps be out of place to ileontinue in a comparalu c-ly sound state ua-i pain!, .1. w hi. h O'tally excluded the air. The (Ctn.,t ui, t-iimate cf the i.uml-.er of i-.i-eo."S

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pto .t oi tne iac '-.a :u nana ai,o-e piirism ineu.(,,sta..!ri ,., oi hcyl, lWiltv ... I

r i.bii h tho painted cloth did not rove I, ti,t. f.,,aiilil v of food dadv con-umed bv it

eisuuirv xtiII show the ti-ton-

v. a I'd - ol l.l: v xt-.u.'

?n .jvv. if we an: aide (osecuie from total do

cav. a i ail-xv ay oi wood hut thirty or fortv Ux ei e i:i a perfectly sound tate. I lad this lloor; menihei s. The

- ,.. v. , yeais. so as not to K-.juiie ntii e ienewal be-iheei, toxeiedhy a woollen carpet , it would j isj,i,r bounty of the Cieator in his vxauks; ;M,d H ' 1 ' 1 1 1 S cSi.C. j-,,.,. il.e end of this period we may cei t linly i have cm! ir.ueil sound for an indef.nite period. lm unix ciallx this bount v been -ranted tlii-f -o'.y, :. y a' , f.oia the rayrttrjp,, ;,tj.nr.d with the u-e of this matciial, lot It would be in opposition to the pencrnlly t,, , ;t , v tJou-'ou the asl continent of "amici i- ( k? t. ir;" !!:- t' '. i :,.;SI o,;, i s r '-.o- j. purpose, as it i- more than piohahle that received opinion. Ij a-srrt, that paintin- vxootlica (,..a-: b. (i-. h.or ,n ( a... isx'.Ie, on bef.re the end of forty yeais the co-t of re-i ha-lens its decay; hut this i-thefa't. To ' 'e -hall take. f,r example, a enlut ui of one

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pait- to an ir-jn xxay (as tin sc. rails are subject: wood oo-ht exer to he p:iinted except for orna-

We -hall take. br example, a cnlutan ofotu;

Ixnile in hieadth, xvhich i far below the aer-

v - -. N .-. ; jrt h.o..r I I 1 nor..

, r or t, jv -o a-, s -f b.n 1. L'iep.jt liio tute fiaan Ik sts. vvc.) wcuhl be almost ; net. When p.iinted only on one side, xx ood i ua supple it passing over u- xith-f,.- . W. i : - i i a I j t , P-.vu-h'p 11 le.-u d. to tho fut cost of the rails. Uxill co-ten pai ibu-,la-t ;is h.n- a-'ain as w hen.jjj ii.tei i uplion lor thn e hours, at the rate .f i '' ''-en to union a, the pr pettj I ( pon priiaiphs of expediency and economy ! it i painted on both sid s: that painted not :itjutl,. ,M1C jH.,- n,i!l(;te. 'J'hisxvill "-ixe is hi,;,. then hoe, the proprutv of u-in-wood in the all i, most durable . On examinm- old buil , lxK.Kt.. , :vm iour h,mdnl and Ti-htv -au ire K- I i t . i it. ..l.l. ., I'l , ; ,- nil ....... i iV. - , I ... I .... ....... I... 1 ! I I. .. 1 1 i . ... . . . . . . i

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ri-Lv caa -uai .ol j- i--i.a- 1: ta

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I s1 ... 1 1 lot rei.u-

ror,.:r:irhi'iM , I ot, r rr I - w :i x -' is net ti I ic-1 .,,,!,', ip h:n . i:i ,n ti:r hi) l'.:ilii. I . l ..11 : .... . . . .

- j . ..... i in, inn, .liiiiMiiiu ci.f pigeon io itie-ijuare Thi-country may. emphatically, be called ajted are. in the soundest state although epo-edy.mi vc hax e one hdlem Ollo hundred and hf. -wood.;-! country;" in every direction it ieov-,to wet and dry. Cate-. pn-t-, rail anJ j.alli cvn ,.uiollS m. hnndn-d mid tbitt v-ivtb, rs

ered with fort-t tiets of the most durabh j-ailcs, kept well painted, seh! n la't lon-efj aI1( lM)J.(.otlS j,, ono p,uCj4 . a,uj .,s r rry j,;.,,,, and xip,rous piowth, capable of fai ni-hin,-, than ton or tw eh e years : whereas, if they li a.lj COIlMIIias fullv iaf;l pi,jt of food ptr'dav! tlie

timijcrot any nimeiiMus, ami at toe least cost, not been pan. toil, they xxoull have lasted twice

posrdbh!. What lemaitis t,ovy tor us to consid

er is, how to a pi ply it in cansUuctm- railioads

i r. t. fr ar.y : b i' aiti-.a t -. -a! - (Mier.t to thi-, as that it .shall not Le subject lo yrtutaturc

Cnte.

WILLIAM diUMOX. v r , h O.-t 1 i::J7.

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or thrice thi time, accordin- to the ijualities of the wood, vVc. Sir llumpheiy Paw say, that 'drees pov scs.-in- the firmesst and leat porous heart wood

li. I'u-land,'aoo was the first material used ate the bai-est in di.ration."" The nuantilv ot'

tor rail-way s ; it xxas not until itn co-t became charcoal furnished by wood, indicate toh-ra-very fiieat. so a to make it almo-teipu l totlie' bly Hccurately . their comj.arative durabililv.

co-tot iron, tl, at iron xvas-uhstituted in its iilace.'The lollowini; are the results on this head:

Hallways ot wood in some paits ol Lri'd and. are, however, vet u.-ed; tor instance, at the

Iliifhara au 1 Xo: -tliumhei bind coal work ami

)0r pound. V.lll Ik; r;iYtTl Itt tlic'near the T)m. The fust rail-way of any exOiy.urvtv OvVy. for Cicail lillCri!j;,lt c ,tm:1tC(' ;r country (the Maucl, ' (di'Jiu.k and lunacy rad-ioaib) ate built ol or cot Ion rax-. L.ot,4.

parts. lt)(5 putt:? o!a-iiurn'ihr (jive 'Jil. o do Mahogany, 'Jo. I do Laburnum, J do (hesnut, o.t.o do 1 Oak, do AValnutj L'O.G

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(piantily must be eii;ht millions .'even hundred and t w eh e tlious ami budu Is per day xxhich is reipiiied to ft ed sik h a dock. A soon a these birds discover a sufficiency of food to entice them to alight, they lly around in circle.! ev iexvine; the country bclowA'at this; time exhibit their phalanx in all the beauties of their plumage; now displaying a hr-e Hijtcning sheet ot bright a.ure, by expo-ing their back to view, and suddenly art in- exhibit n

mass ol rich deep purple. They then pasj lower uiM-the woods, and are lost amon- the foliage lor h moment, hat they ieapjear suddenly above; after which ihey alight, and, a if artrighted, the xxholc again lake towing with u loar eimal to loud thunder, and wander